Report: Experts see 95-percent likelihood that global warming is caused by humans

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Aug 19, 2013 at 6:05 PMAug 19, 2013 at 7:17 PM

And there’s a 100-percent likelihood that THIS will elicit responses from the usual gang of denialists:

Climate scientists are surer than ever that human activity is causing global warming, according to leaked drafts of a major UN report, but they are finding it harder than expected to predict the impact in specific regions in coming decades.

The uncertainty is frustrating for government planners: the report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the main guide for states weighing multibillion-dollar shifts to renewable energy from fossil fuels, for coastal regions considering extra sea defenses or crop breeders developing heat-resistant ...

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Pat Cunningham

And there’s a 100-percent likelihood that THIS will elicit responses from the usual gang of denialists:

Climate scientists are surer than ever that human activity is causing global warming, according to leaked drafts of a major UN report, but they are finding it harder than expected to predict the impact in specific regions in coming decades.

The uncertainty is frustrating for government planners: the report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the main guide for states weighing multibillion-dollar shifts to renewable energy from fossil fuels, for coastal regions considering extra sea defenses or crop breeders developing heat-resistant ...

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